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Science fantasy The Ninth World; a future Earth the Cypher System Monte Cook Games 2013–present Nanites and technology from eight previous advanced civilizations litter the otherwise medieval Ninth World, and some beings can tap into these forces as mages of other fantasy settings could with magic. The Old World: Sword and sorcery
Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.
Table Key: † Permanent = majority of venue comprises permanent, outdoor, purpose-built structures in a stable site; Semi-permanent = outdoor event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g.: public parks; private farms, etc.) and features some permanent purpose-built structures; Recurring Event = event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g.: public parks ...
This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, and multigenre conventions.
Dagorhir - Fantasy boffer combat group in the United States; Darkon - Fantasy boffer combat group in the United States; Drachenfest - Regular fantasy fest event in Germany [4] Dragonbane - Large international fantasy game that ran in 2006 in Älvdalen, Sweden; Dragoncrest - Fantasy boffer group in the United States [5]
A painting by Jakub Różalski depicts an alternate history of the 1920s, in which rural peasants must contend with giant mechanical walking tanks.. Alternate history (also referred to as alternative history, allohistory, [1] althist, or simply AH) is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical events have occurred but are resolved differently than in actual history.
The convention was held as early as 1977 [1] under the name Winter Fantasy. In 2007 the convention was renamed to D&D Experience (often abbreviated as DDXP or D&DXP). [2] In 2012 Wizards of the Coast announced it would now use the title D&D Experience for the events it held at the Gen Con convention. [3]
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